#Don’tForgetStudents: Campaign pressures feds to expand income support
As they enter a tough job market, many graduating post-secondary students won’t qualify for financial assistance.
Author: Patrick Spencer
Group creates ‘Plan B’ for Waterloo artists in financial pinch due to pandemic
While out-of-work artists wait for financial assistance from the government to arrive, community arts leaders raise money for an emergency fund to help with immediate needs.
Waterloo graduate student among research group stuck in Peru amid COVID-19 lockdown
Tasha-Leigh Gauthier, a 26-year-old PhD candidate, is one of several Canadians that are part of a research group now quarantined in a hotel in Cusco, Peru.
Kitchener pub, shut down by outbreak, donates lunches to hospital staff, first responders
McMullan’s Pub on Highland Road donated about $1,000 worth of food to nurses, hospitals, grocery workers and others on Thursday.
New Hamburg farmer talks safety, struggles — and sanity — during COVID-19 pandemic
“Whatever happens, we will figure out a way to supply stores,” says Jenn Pfenning, whose family runs one of the largest organic vegetable farms in Ontario.
Satellite ‘mega-constellations’ threaten research of night sky, worrying Canadian stargazers
A new study suggests the sky-rocketing number of communications satellites in orbit could interfere with astronomical observations.
VIDEO: Teen photographer humanizes the homeless in Kitchener exhibit
“If you don’t know them don’t judge them,” 19-year-old Leah Denbok told her audience.
OPINION: Colleges should heed warnings about performance-based funding
A major switch in how Ontario’s 45 publicly-assisted colleges and universities are funded could have negative consequences, writes Patrick Spencer.
Local workshop tackles web accessibility
Under Ontario law, by next year many websites will need to meet certain accessibility guidelines or face steep fines. A workshop at Zeitspace, a local software design company, showed people how to do that — and get as many people as possible to visit your website.
GRT planning partial bus pass refund for students following strike
Waterloo region’s transit manager says a portion of the $300 pass will be reimbursed, after a transit strike disrupted bus service at the beginning of the semester.
Companies pitch prospective personal support workers amid ‘critical’ shortage
“You’re pretty much guaranteed work,” said one the 27 employers who showed up to a PSW career fair.
VIDEO: New weather radar in Exeter equips meteorologists with tools for more timely warnings
The $4-million upgrade is part of an effort to modernize all of Canada’s weather radars by 2023.
VIDEO: Conestoga’s student bus pass back on the table after court ruling
Talks for a universal transit pass have started once again, almost a year after the provincial government cancelled the student-approved program.
‘It’s really hard if you need a prescription’: On-campus pharmacies to close at Conestoga
Service for the 24/7 SpotRx kiosks on the Doon and Cambridge campuses will end on Nov. 26,
